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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 315 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 315 Course Title: SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer LİNDA BARIŞ (lindabaris@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) HASAN YAVUZER,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Analyzing the relations between health and community through analyzing the basic concepts of sociology.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the discipline of Sociology of Health. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-6 6. Can assess and evaluate the data making use of the advanced knowledge and skills that they have acquired in the field, to define and analyze the issues connected with current technological developments finding ways to offer solutions to those issues based on the researched and evidence.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
Examination
LO-2 Can evaluates elements of the sociology of health. PO-9 9. Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions.
PO-10 10. Can have the professional and ethical responsibility in the process of the collection, evaluation and implementation of the data in the field of study and publishing the results.
PO-12 12. Can make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society.
PO-15 15. Can aware of the universal nature of social rights, justice, quality management, protection of cultural values and environment as well as occupational health and safety.
Examination
LO-3 Can recognize community service would lead. PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
PO-8 8. Can collaborate both intra- and interdisciplinarily by planning and managing the activities regarding the development of the members subordinate to them.
PO-9 9. Are able to express themselves in verbal and written communication having the ability to work individually, take initiatives and make their own decisions.
PO-12 12. Can make their knowledge regarding human health and environmental awareness available for the benefit of the society.
PO-15 15. Can aware of the universal nature of social rights, justice, quality management, protection of cultural values and environment as well as occupational health and safety.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
system of health and illness, folk Medicine and modern medicine, patient and disease concepts, patient and physician relationships, the social view of health in the modern era
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts expression
2 Sociology of Health and Development in Turkey expression
3 Application of Social Theory to Health Sociology expression
4 Health and Social Foundations expression
5 Healthcare Personnel and Patient Communication expression
6 Health Services in Turkey expression
7 Health Systems and Turkey expression
8 mid-term exam
9 Health Services and Health Statistics expression
10 Body Sociology and Gender expression
11 Health and Religion expression
12 Old Age and Health expression
13 Biocultural and Biomedical Health Concepts expression
14 Globalization and Health expression
15 Patient Rights and Medical Ethics expression
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kültür ve sağlık-hastalık sistemi : Doğu�da bir kasabanın tıbbi sosyolojisi açısından incelenmesi, Orhan Türkdoğan
2 Cirhinlioğlu, Zafer (2012) "Sağlık Sosyolojisi" Nobel Yayın Dağıtım
3 Sağlık Sosyolojisi, Heyet (Editörler: Özgür Sarı, Hicran Yıldız), Lisans Yayıncılık, 2016 İstanbul
4 Nurşen Adak, Sağlık Sosyolojisi Kadın ve Kentleşme, Birey Yayınları, 2002, İstanbul
5 Editör: Nurşen Adak,Sağlık Sosyolojisinde Güncel Tartışmalar, Nobel Yayıncılık, 2016 Ankara
Required Course instruments and materials
the source books, articles

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 4 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 98